What was the name of Haile Salassie before he was crowned ?
In 1928 he assumed the title of negus (“king”), and, two years later, when Zauditu died, he was crowned emperor (November 2, 1930) and took the name of Haile Selassie (“Might of the Trinity”). In 1931 he promulgated a new constitution, which strictly limited the powers of Parliament.
